Top 4 Caves around Plothen

A nice little hiking trail goes along the Zechstein rocks. Here you will also find the so-called knee grotto, which served as a shelter for our ancestors 12,000 years ago.

The closed tunnel is located on the rear tube path

Beautiful cave through the mountain. It comes out again above the mountain.

Silver and some gold were mined in this tunnel in the Middle Ages.

The first point on our tour was not easy to find. We only visited some of the caves, we still had a few kilometers to go. Great view of Pößneck and beyond The Döbritzer caves are located in the Gamsental, south of the town of Döbritz, in the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia. The Zechstein massif, known as Döbritzer Switzerland, has a series of rock crevices and three caves. (📜 Wikipedia)

It's locked. You can go in through a slit.

Somewhat inconspicuous along the way.

The Döbritz caves are located on the eastern edge of the Orlasenke and are located directly at the place Döbritz. They belong to the Döbritzer Schweiz nature reserve. It is probably the most famous protected landscape area in the Orlasenke. This 600 meter long Zechstein massif has several rock crevices and 3 caves, these are bryozoal reefs. These caves include the Urdhöhle, the Kniegrotte and the desert Scheuer. In 1884 the local researcher Robert Eisel from Gera discovered the “Desert Scheuer” cave in the rock massif and recognized it as a place of prehistoric, prehistoric and prehistoric times. In 1925 and 1926 further archaeological investigations were carried out under the direction of Alfred Götz and Hess von Wichendorf. Numerous Paleolithic finds were recovered from under the rock roof. Döbritz Switzerland also offers a beautifully landscaped hiking and climbing area of manageable size. From here you can also enjoy the wonderful view over Döbritz into the Orlasenke. Source: https://erasmus-reinhold-gymnasium.de/geocaching/Orlasenke_pdf_website.pdf